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    mentioned in writings dating back to Ancient Greece, ancient Rome and Biblical Times. There are two possible explanations why people in those times felt the need of being hospitable. • They felt that hospitality to strangers was necessary to their religious well-being • They were hospitable only because of their own superstitious fears and hence we find either religion or superstition as the principal motivating force driving the concept of hospitality. In ancient Greece it is understandable that certain

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    Did you know that married Roman women, in the ancient times, didn't have the choice to have a baby or not? In fact, they were not able to even have their own names! Women of ancient Rome also did not have many rights, since they were not considered full citizens. In this essay, I will discuss how the Roman women lived ages ago. I will talk about the hardships they faced, how the dressed, their limited rights, and basically how they lived their lives. Upper class women did more than lower class

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    My chosen artifact is a perfume glass bottle dating to 1st century A.D. in ancient Rome, the vessel was created with the technique of glassblowing. Glass became affordable for common people when glassblowing spread throughout Rome, before this glass was normally made only in the form of small opaque bottles or large bowls that were not translucent like modern glass. Glass blowing was invented in the regions of Syria and Palestine in the 1st century B.C.E. and spread due to its ingenuity. The old

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    Entertainment System of Ancient Rome Christian Goodrum English II Miss Charles October 13, 2016 In ancient Rome the crazed dictator, Julius Caesar, came up with the idea to make slaves fight against wild animals or other slaves. These slaves, often unarmed, would get brutally slaughtered. During the reign of Julius Caesar tensions in the Roman Republic high tensions could shift power away from the line of Caesars. Caesar used these gladiators to entertain the middle class of Rome called the “Plebeians”

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    Lorina Dzhamankulova HIST-110 Paper #1 Women’s role in ancient Rome Ancient Rome was one of the biggest and most influential civilizations in history. The world we know would not be the same without its involvement. Romans practically shaped the Western history, which influenced the whole world as the result. They affected the modern government’s systems, laws, arts, literature, languages and even religions. The importance of it is great and undeniable. Unfortunately, most of the works and

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    In Ancient Rome, although popular, marriage was not the only way of life. Other lifestyles approved of, and often seen as higher than marriage, included ones of the church like deaconesses and nuns, and other religious roles like desert mothers and fathers, and the Vestal Virgins. In addition to this there were alternative lifestyles that were viewed as dishonourable in this society because they did not resemble religion or other Roman norms. Because of this, these lifestyles were not respected

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    Ancient Rome Set atop seven mighty hills stands the ruins of a unique civilization. A powerful empire that grew from the fertile fields, and pleasant weather of the Italian Peninsula resided on this land. Ancient Rome was truly one of the most powerful and significant civilizations from history. Known to be found by the myth of Romulus and Remus, Rome offered many advancements (or wonders) to the modern world, such as the famous style of government -the republic- or the infamous architecture of

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    History Alive: Rebuilding Ancient Rome Abstract: In my art history class, we reviewed Rome Reborn, a 3D digital model of illustrating the urban development of ancient Rome. I thought it could be tied nicely into understanding new media, more specifically how the use of virtual reconstruction methods and the technologies are culture/historical conventions. A virtual reconstruction, as a simulation, may be regarded, as accurately representing the past in the form of imitation and it may also be

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    culture of Ancient Greece and Rome (World History). The term Renaissance originated from the French word rebirth. The Renaissance movement started in Florence, a city state known for writing its own laws and destiny (The Power of the Past). The movement expanded to Western Europe through the Mediterranean trade and Princes of the state. The Prince would encourage the movement by offering sponsorships to artists and intellectuals. The artists and intellectuals would study ancient Greece and Rome using

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    The Average Life of a Citizen of Ancient Rome What was the average life like in the ancient Roman empire? Living from 8 b.c. to 5 a.d. was very different from today. Although we may not know many things about their lifestyle, we also know a number of things of the average Roman’s life. Although the life of each individual differred vastly, life had similarities for everyone. The life of an average Roman citizen, was in its own, a life, with not much true arguable pleasures. However if taken

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